Day drinking?
- NorthNuck

I should be, everything that was supposed to be ready so I can schedule my crew isn't. 2 1/2 hours later we are finally almost where we should have been at 8am.

Sounds like the Canucks are getting Jim Rutherford in either a president or gm role (or both). The same guy who traded for gudbranson, and gave Mike Matheson a ridiculous extension.
- Codes1087

God I hope not

Jim Rutherford is a proven winner and a good hockey man

He didn’t trade a first for Reeves. It was a swap of picks and players
- CanuckDon

it was Reaves and a 2nd for Sundqvist and a 1st.

Sundqvist was a good penguins prospect at the time.

It was most certainly a very lopsided trade for STL.

Jim Rutherford is a proven winner and a good hockey man
- Nucker101

dont you start with this BS again.

Jim Rutherford is a proven winner and a good hockey man
- Nucker101

oh fuck right off with this again

Jim Rutherford is a proven winner and a good hockey man
- Nucker101

Fuck Off!!!!

dont you start with this BS again.
- Codes1087

His experience, leadership and hockey knowledge will be immensely valuable to this organization

Like Code's mentioned...

Darren Dreger
@DarrenDreger
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Things are escalating between veteran NHL executive, Jim Rutherford and the Vancouver Canucks. A deal is expected to get done, although sources won’t confirm if it’s for the presidents role or both president and GM.
- VanHockeyGuy

Would very much like him not to be with the Canucks

His experience, leadership and hockey knowledge will be immensely valuable to this organization
- Nucker101

This may be true if we had Malkin & Crosby in their prime

I might have flagged that by accident, if I did I’m not sorry.

Jim Rutherford: There’s a lot of industry smoke around the Canucks’ pursuit of Jim Rutherford, with Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reporting that the Canucks have “done their due diligence” on the three-time Stanley Cup winner. Friedman has suggested that if the club decides to move on Rutherford, the search could end sooner rather than later.

Rutherford, 72, is the biggest and most experienced available name. He’s won three Stanley Cups as a general manager, across two different franchises and in two different decades. He’s adaptable and extraordinarily aggressive on the trade market. He’s also mentored and developed a number of NHL executives — current GMs Tom Fitzgerald and Bill Guerin were both on Rutherford’s staff in Pittsburgh — and has a track record of incorporating analytics into player personnel decisions.

However, there were some serious trouble spots that Rutherford and the Penguins ran into late in his tenure as general manager, in terms of some misguided trades and contractual commitments, prior to his surprise resignation just seven games into the 2021 season. That said, as an incoming president of hockey operations — and it’s expected that Rutherford would be given a president’s title in Vancouver — with a vast network and a proven record of delivering championships, his resume is unmatched.

Landing Rutherford would require a significant financial commitment and there are some in the industry that wonder if the club might prefer more affordable options. If Rutherford is the choice, however, we’ll likely know soon enough.

From an article tonight on the Athletic. If he's coming in as a Pres, that wouldn't be Benning bad. Do not want him as a GM

From an article tonight on the Athletic. If he's coming in as a Pres, that wouldn't be Benning bad. Do not want him as a GM
- NewYorkNuck

He will need to be put in a home before his contract expires FFS

His experience, leadership and hockey knowledge will be immensely valuable to this organization
- Nucker101

He is eligible for the senior discount rates when he goes out to eat.

Jim Rutherford is a proven winner and a good hockey man
- Nucker101

- VanHockeyGuy

He also trades 1st round picks like candy

Reaves, Kessel, kapanen, zucker

All 1st round picks going the other way

Jim Rutherford has a track record of incorporating analytics into player personnel decisions.

- NewYorkNuck

Not so sure about that

Sounds like the Canucks are getting Jim Rutherford in either a president or gm role (or both). The same guy who traded for gudbranson, and gave Mike Matheson a ridiculous extension.
- Codes1087

He will need to be put in a home before his contract expires FFS
- Codes1087

I really hope it's not true, but if it is I hope it's only a Pres role. He helped build championship teams, but taking away the trading and drafting aspects would be best. Still hoping for Chris MacFarland

He also trades 1st round picks like candy

Reaves, Kessel, kapanen, zucker

All 1st round picks going the other way
- Codes1087

This is what needs to stop, unless it's for a good young RHD with term.

Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
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4m
Jim Rutherford will be President & Interim GM of the Canucks. The goal is to keep looking for a GM he can mentor, that process continues.

Jim Rutherford is a proven winner and a good hockey man
- Nucker101

STFU.

Dhaliwal: "The early word on Rutherford is its for the President role and the role will be to mentor the Sedin twins"

Dhaliwal: "The early word on Rutherford is its for the President role and the role will be to mentor the Sedin twins"
- VanHockeyGuy

FFS!

FFS!
- Marwood

- VanHockeyGuy

Mentoring the twins to be GM.
This fucking organization.